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MS Raju has planned thriller/ horror film with Nayanatara is the lead role. But now MS Raju changed his mind and opted Hansika Motwani as heroine for this film. Kodiramakrishna who directed Arundhathi would direct this film. This film is to be titled as 'Chandi'.. Tamil hero Arya who is doing villain role in Allu Arjun’s film in Guna Sekhar’s direction is expected to do negative role in this thriller.

MS Raju is really in need of big hit, Can Hansika Motwani deliver the goods to MS Raju as Chandi.

Allu Arjun is doing three films right now.Arya2, Vedam and a film with Gunashekar. The next film of Bunny will be on his home banner Geeta arts banner. VV Vinayak is the director and the film is to be titled as ' Badhrinath.'

Chinni Krishna of Chiru's Indra is providing the story. Allu arvind is planning this film with huge budget. And a huge and expensive temple set is planned for this film as the story runs with temple backdro

Now he is facing NTR junior in Adurs. The shoot is progressing in Hyderabad. Mahesh Manjerkar is participating in the shoot. VV Vinayak is the director. The film is scheduled for December release.

Mahesh Manjerkar is the Bollywood actor and director. He is well known to Telugu audiences with the films Homam and Okkadunnadu as Villain.

Sraddha Arya made her Telugu debut with Vaibhav's Godava.Now she is playing female lead opposite Posani Krishna Murali.

Director K Vasu is directing a film titled Thingarodu where Posani plays the title role. Mental Krishna Posani is doing couple films with mental titles like Thingarodu and Shraddha was paid huge amount to do this role opposite Posani.

AR Rahman has grabbed the attention again! Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has been nominated for three categories at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards, Belgium. It has been nominated for ‘Best Original Score of the Year’ and ‘Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film’. According to ‘Variety’ magazine, the movie has received the most number of nods for the awards; Rahman has missed out on the list of ‘Film Composer of the Year’. Musicians Danny Elfman, Carter Burwell, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Giacchino and Hans Zimmer are other competitors for the award.

The winners will be announced at the closing ceremony of this year's Ghent International Film Festival on October 17. We wish all the luck to our Indian music-maestro!

While stating that he was impressed by the Congress’ performance, including welfare and development works in the State, Suman clarified that he had no intention to join the party now. But he would consider supporting it if party leaders felt his services were needed in the South.

Popular South Indian actor Suman's unanticipated meeting with Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily at the Lakeview Guest House in Hyderabad on Sunday triggered speculations that he would soon kick start his second innings in politics by joining the Congress. However, after the 15-minute meeting, the actor told reporters that he had come to congratulate the Minister on his election to the Lok Sabha from Mangalore.

Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, won the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant held in Nassau, Bahamas.

She bested young women from 84 countries, including Bianca Manalo, the Philippines’ bet to the contest this year.

Of the women from 84 countries, those who made it to the top five are the contestants from Dominican Republic, who is first runner-up, followed by Kosovo, Australia, and Puerto Rico.

Miss India Ekta Choudhry could not reach the finals of Miss Universe 2009. Miss India failed to make it to the top 15 in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant that began at The Islands in the Bahamas on early Monday morning.

Billy Bush and Claudia Jordan are hosting the event.

Eighty-three contestants are competing for the prestigious crown. The top 15 contestants have been announced, who will next compete in the swimsuit round.

Contestants form the following countries were selected in the top 15:

Puerto Rico
Iceland
Albania
Czech Republic
Belgium
Dominican Republic
Sweden
Kosovo
Australia
France
Switzerland
South Africa
USA
Croatia
Venezuela

In the last elections, PRP candidate Duvvada Srinivas lost the seat to Revathipathi by a few thousand votes. Srinivas said he had lost the elections narrowly because of cross voting in Parliament elections and this time, he would win the seat hands down as there was no sympathy wave for Revathipathi.

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi is now determined to establish himself politically by building up his party firmly and he believes that winning the by-elections to Tekkali assembly seat is the best opportunity for it.

Chiranjeevi did not lose much time in capitalising on the situation; he rushed to Tekkali on Monday for the nomination of Srinivas and campaign for him. He said Tekkali bypoll would be a new beginning for the PRP to recoup its energies and emerge as a strong force. Best of luck, Chiru!

NEW DELHI: Swiss banks may have turned over client details to the US, but they have said India is not welcome there on a name-fishing expedition.

"Swiss law and even OECD's Model Tax Convention do not permit fishing expeditions, in other words, the indiscriminate trawling through bank accounts in the hope of finding something interesting."

"This means that India cannot simply throw its telephone book at Switzerland and ask if any of these people have a bank account here," a top official at Swiss Bankers Association said from Basel.

The secrecy shield provided by Swiss banks have always been a big issue in India, including during the campaign for this year's general elections, and the government recently said that it has approached Switzerland seeking details about bank accounts held by Indians there.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee recently informed Parliament that the government was committed to unearthing black money within and outside the country.

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According to sources, bubbly beauty Genelia has taken the top slot in Tollywood. This is purely on remuneration basis. The buzz is that the actress is being paid Rs 1 crore for her role in “Katha”.

Meanwhile the actress is not talking about the money. She says that she was impressed by the role and hence accepted it instantly.

The pretty girl is incidentally playing the role of a teacher while a newcomer is pairing up with her. The film is said to have reached the final stages of its making.

HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi has demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge into the ``several irregularities which took place in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam’’.

In a statement here today, he said that it was shocking to learn that ornaments of Sri Kodandarama Swami had been pawned by the priest of that temple in Tirupati and wanted a probe by the CB-CID into the episode. The incident had hurt the sentiments of the Hindus, he said.

The legislator from Tirupati said that devotees make offerings, sometimes the entire ornaments on their person, to the Lord, in the hope that their prayers would be answered.

Naturally they want that the offerings should go to the Lord, Chiranjeevi said and added that it was surprising to note the negligence on the part of the officials concerned in protecting the ornaments.

The PRP president alleged that the government and the TTD were in deep slumber even when the disappearance of gold dollars and other scams with regard to ornaments came to light. He alleged that several incidents of sacrilege took place on the sacred hills.

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Ravi Teja wants to come up with yearly three movies and if possible four as well. However, he is said to be keen on being stable with his remuneration which is Rs 5 crores per film, irrespective of its performance at the box office.

So now that you can work out the math, Ravi is being hailed by many producers as a very energetic and hyperactive actor. Keeping the remuneration apart, it must be said that he has been able to develop enough caliber to shoulder the entire movie on his own. So guess it’s not a bad deal to have him come with 3-4 flicks per year.

The film character, Quickgun Murugan has already generated a huge fan following for his outlandish look and relatable personality. But in the entertainment business, it’s never enough and Fox Pictures and director of the film, Shashank Ghosh, are now planning to come out with a “comic strip” based on the film.
The characters of the film, Quickgun Murugan, Mango Dolly and Rice Plate Reddy — will be presented in a comic strip format and will speak about relevant issues like eve-teasing, the recession, reality shows and even about the hike in electricity charges. The comic strips will be put up as posters across the city. Shashank says, “All the characters in the film are larger than life. It is about their environment, their interpersonal relationships and humour.
A simple poster would not do justice to it. So when you see the posters, you get a feel and sense of the quirkiness. We don’t have famous faces but we do have famous characters.”
Surprisingly, Quickgun was originally created in the comic book format. “It started way back in 1994, when we used it on Channel V. In 2004, we titled the whole episode as Mind It. Quickgun was all over the place then,” adds Shashank.
The sambar cowboy, as Quickgun is described, is actually based on Clint Eastwood. “I decided to make him the Indian cowboy with a Clint Eastwood kind of wooden look. He keeps a very straight face when he is at work and we decided to base Quickgun on those styles,” says the director.
Even though our own Indian cowboy has a western cowboy look, he’s as Indian as it gets and his look is inspired by the movies in the South.
The producers have already announced a sequel to the movie titled The Good The Bad and the Idli. What remains to be seen is if
the director will carry the comic book series in the sequel as well.

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As Aditi in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na she won many hearts across the country.

Rave reviews followed her. So also ad campaigns. Genelia D’ Souza has now established herself in the highly competitive Hindi film industry after giving memorable performances in Jaane Tu ... and Mere Baap Pehle Aap.
Talking about her co-star Fardeen Khan, in the recently released Life Partner, the 22-year-old actor says, “It was great working with Fardeen because we share a good rapport. He is encouraging and you enjoy working with people from whom you can learn things.”

Genelia has given many award winning performances and she’s an established name in Kollywood and Tollywood. “I enjoy acting and it doesn’t matter whether I am doing a Bollywood flick or a South Indian one,” says the actor. Does Genelia intend to act in Hollywood and is she ready to do cameos? “If it’s worth playing such roles, definitely I will do it,” says Genelia. “I have always given importance to scripts but now it’s like a complete meal which includes director, producers, co-stars et al.”

The pressure of stardom is yet to affect this young bubbly actor. Genelia “prefers to take rest if I am not working”. Style and the glamour world go hand in hand. So what’s her take on fashion? “I am a very casual person,” she says. For the world outside, she’s a cool person. But what makes her go red? “Pretentious people and people who take away credit for others’ work really put me off,” says the actress.

Success and a hectic lifestyle don’t stop her from doing what a girl of her age does. “I do all the normal things like any girl of my age would be doing. I don’t restrict myself from doing anything — be it walking on the roads, going to public places or having a blast with my friends,” says Genelia.

So has she found her prince charming? “Right now I don’t have any special person in my life. It’s not that I want to concentrate only on my career so I am avoiding getting into a relationship. But I believe if it had to happen it will happen someday."

Genelia believes in living life to the fullest. “I take life positively. I am also very energetic”. Her happy go lucky girl image has won her many fans. “The image of a chulbuli girl goes with me but I am sure of myself. I know what to do and what not to do,” she says with a note of finality.

---Courtesy-TOI

Sometimes Sneha becomes kid and a similar incident happened few days ago. When she was proceeding to the shooting location by her car, she saw a group of urchins playing at a nearby cricket field.

Forgetting briefly about the shooting, Sneha reportedly got down from her car, played cricket with them for some time and later proceeded to the shooting spot. Sneha also treasures the comment made by veteran actress Sowcar Janaki at an interview given long ago when she said that among the present crop of actress, only Sneha appeared to be "good-natured" and "cultured".